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#515BEE

#515bee ≈ Ultramarine Blue

  • blue
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#515bee is a color from the blue family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 31.76% red, 35.69% green and 93.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.97% cyan, 61.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 236.18°, with 82.2% saturation and 62.55% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with trust, stability and focus. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166f5), ΔE 4.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#6666ff
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Relative luminance0.154

Complementary

  1. #515bee
  2. #eee451

Split complementary

  1. #515bee
  2. #ee9651
  3. #a9ee51

Analogous

  1. #51a9ee
  2. #515bee
  3. #9651ee

Triadic

  1. #515bee
  2. #ee515b
  3. #5bee51

Tetradic

  1. #515bee
  2. #e451ee
  3. #eee451
  4. #5bee51

Square

  1. #515bee
  2. #ee51a9
  3. #eee451
  4. #51ee96

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1797
  2. #1622dd
  3. #515bee
  4. #979df5
  5. #dcdefc

Shades

#515bee mixed progressively with black.

  1. #515bee
  2. #4952d6
  3. #4149be
  4. #3940a7
  5. #31378f
  6. #292e77
  7. #20245f
  8. #181b47
  9. #101230
  10. #080918
  11. #000000

Tints

#515bee mixed progressively with white.

  1. #515bee
  2. #626bf0
  3. #747cf1
  4. #858cf3
  5. #979df5
  6. #a8adf7
  7. #b9bdf8
  8. #cbcefa
  9. #dcdefc
  10. #eeeffd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#515bee mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #515bee
  2. #565fe3
  3. #5a62d8
  4. #5f66cd
  5. #646ac2
  6. #696eb7
  7. #6d71ac
  8. #7275a1
  9. #777996
  10. #7b7c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.15:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.08:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6d6d6d ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6367b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #0075f3 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #0066eb ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00809c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #056bf1 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #0062ec ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #0073c2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-515bee {
  color: #515bee;
}
Background
.bg-515bee {
  background-color: #515bee;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-515bee {
  border: 2px solid #515bee;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #515bee;
  --color-primary-rgb: 81 91 238;
  --color-primary-hsl: 236 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-515bee {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #515bee, #9651ee);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-515bee {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(81 91 238 / 0.35);
}

#4166f5 Ultramarine Blue ΔE 4.21 #6050dc Majorelle Blue ΔE 4.59 #6a5acd Slate Blue ΔE 5.60 #5a4fcf Iris ΔE 5.68 #4169e1 Royal Blue ΔE 5.83 #7b68ee Medium Slate Blue ΔE 7.17 #0070ff Brandeis Blue ΔE 9.24 #aea411 Inverted #6d6d6d Grayscale 

Ultramarine Blue
#515bee  rgb(81, 91, 238)  hsl(236, 82%, 63%)  Ultramarine Blue
#eee451  rgb(238, 228, 81)  hsl(56, 82%, 63%)  Dandelion
#ee515b  rgb(238, 81, 91)  hsl(356, 82%, 63%)  Neon Fuchsia
#5bee51  rgb(91, 238, 81)  hsl(116, 82%, 63%)  Neon Green